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Banking & Financial Services


Palmer Square Subsidiary Enters New York Stock Exchange With $89M IPO

Posted January 18, 2024 Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. announced its initial public offering and will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Palmer Square Capital BDC arrived on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, under the symbol… more

Region Economy Remains Negative, Farmland Prices Index Drops

Posted January 18, 2024 Creighton University released its Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) report for January, indicating moderate growth in the region but still failing to achieve an above-average rating. The region’s overall reading for January rose to 48.1 from 41.7… more

Fed Beige Book: Interest Rates Leads To Weak Loan Demand for Banks

Posted January 18, 2024 The Federal Reserve Board released its first Beige Book report of 2024, showing the Kansas City region’s consumer spending decreased across several categories and weak loan demand for multiple loan types. The Beige Book is a… more

OMB Bank Converts Lenexa Office to Kansas City Branch

Posted January 11, 2024 Springfield Mo.-based OMB Bank announced it has converted its Lenexa office into a retail and commercial bank branch. OMB entered the Kansas City market with its Lenexa loan production office in June located at the Lenexa… more

Eighth Circuit Court Denies UMB Bank’s RICO Claim Against Benton Heirs

Posted January 11, 2024 The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied UMB Bank’s bid to reinstate a lawsuit filed against the heirs of the Thomas Hart Benton estate, calling UMB’s argument groundless. UMB Bank and the heirs of Thomas… more

True Wealth & Co. Sells To Minnesota-based $5.7B AUM Wealth Firm

Posted January 11, 2024 Overland Park-based True Wealth & Co. LLC will merge with Minnesota-based Intellicents, adding $158 million in assets under management to the Minnesota firm. The owners of True Wealth, CEO Bryan Sarff, CFO Kenny Burkhead and personal… more

Mariner Wealth Advisors Closed Year With a $360M AUM Acquisition

Posted January 4, 2024 Overland Park-based Mariner Wealth Advisors announced it has acquired Calif.-based Confluence Financial Planning, adding $360 Million in assets under management, and will be Mariner’s 99th location in the United States. The agreement, which began in October,… more

Q&A with Chris Long

Q: What do you consider your organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past year? A: I would have to list two: continued strong investment performance and client retention. These certainly go hand in hand. We couldn’t be more… more

Sunflower Bank KC Market President Hopes To Expand Presence in Region

Posted December 28, 2023 Sunflower Bank announced it has hired a new Kansas City and Eastern Kansas market president to oversee the bank’s growth in the area. Billy Weiland joins Sunflower Bank as the Kansas City/Eastern Kansas regional market president… more

ABA Warns President Biden on How Regulatory Initiatives Will Harm Banks

Posted December 21, 2023 Leaders at the American Bankers Association (ABA) are urging President Biden to take action against the large number of regulatory initiatives under consideration by banking regulators. ABA president and CEO Rob Nichols wrote a letter to… more